The United States has commended Nigeria’s response to recent attacks in the Middle Belt and urged the government to sustain efforts to protect communities in Plateau State. The US Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs made the call in a post on X on Tuesday, with particular emphasis on communities in Barkin L…

…from prominent regional organizations. The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) rejected the assessment, arguing that the economic policies have exacerbated poverty, inflation, and living costs across Northern communities. Conversely, the Northern Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) endorse…

…under a joint working group focused on protecting Christian communities in Nigeria's Middle Belt. That group was set up following President Donald Trump's designation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern over allegations of Christian genocide, a designation that contributed to the initial US military involveme…

…left dozens of people dead after armed assailants targeted sleeping residents in the Middle Belt region.The US Bureau of African Affairs issued the condemnation on August 19 via its official X account, describing the incident as "yet another murderous attack" in the region.Israeli military admits fire on Hind Rajab’s c…

…as a Country of Particular Concern over continued attacks on Christians in the country’s Middle Belt. Moore, a Republican representing West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, stated this on Tuesday in a post on his X handle. He was reacting to the latest attack in Plateau State, where gunmen killed at least 24 peop…

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By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has reaffirmed its support for the establishment of state police, insisting that any such arrangement must reflect the principles of true federalism rather than what it described as a “federal-controlled state police.” The group also reiterated i…

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum on Tuesday endorsed the proposed establishment of state police but insisted that governors must have full constitutional powers to appoint and remove state Commissioners of Police, just as the President exercises authority over the Inspector-General of Police. The forum, compr…

…malaria and taking paracetamol. It started in Plateau State and extended to other Middle Belt states, and recently, you can see it in the South-West. What are these terrorists or bandits fighting for? It is the expansion of territories. That’s why if they kill our people, they settle on their land. The Nigerian governm…

…violence targeting Christian communities and other vulnerable groups in Nigeria’s Middle Belt. The mission extended its condolences to the families of the victims and others affected by the attack. “The perpetrators must be held accountable, and urgent action is needed to strengthen security and protect Christians and…

…and Western leaders alone to preserve Nigeria, completely ignoring the sacrifices of the Middle Belt, which suffered some of the heaviest casualties, as well as the role of the then Mid-West. But a more fundamental question to ask is: was the war avoidable? Certainly yes. It only became inevitable because of the poison…

…linked to armed Fulani militants continue to claim lives, particularly in Nigeria's Middle Belt.Riley wrote on X: "As I have been saying since I started investigating the genocide against Christians in Nigeria, Fulani militants are by far the largest perpetrators of violence against Christians in Nigeria."Nevertheless,…

…in the North-West as well as violent conflicts between farmers and herders in the Middle Belt, among others. The human cost is perhaps unquantifiable. It has indeed eclipsed our human development index in an age when the real engine of growth and prosperity lies heavily in the quality of human minds a country can produ…

…federal grants at all. States that cannot self-finance concentrated in the north and the Middle Belt, where security needs are often most acute, will be dependent on a federal grants process they do not control. This creates the possibility of a dual-speed transition in which states with the greatest resources move fas…

…Concern (CPC) on 31st October 2025 following the upsurge of Christian genocides in the Middle Belt, the United States has officially conducted three military strikes. The first was the Christmas Day 2025 Tomahawk missile bombing of a terrorist camp and ammunition dump in Sokoto. This attack surprised many Nigerians bec…